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Five Star Bank to offer digital bitcoin services
WARSAW, N.Y. — Five Star Bank, a subsidiary of Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), announced that it will become one of the first financial institutions in the U.S. to enable its banking clients to securely buy, sell, and hold bitcoin, powered by NYDIG. NYDIG is a bitcoin company based in New York City. Five Star […]

Visions CEO enters Credit Union Executives Society Hall of Fame
The top official of Endwell–based Visions Federal Credit Union has earned Hall of Fame recognition. Tyrone Muse, president and CEO of Visions, is now a member of the Credit Union Executives Society (CUES) Hall of Fame. CUES, which says it is a talent-development leadership organization, on Dec. 28 announced the winners of its annual awards and
Tompkins Financial to pay Q1 dividend on Feb. 15
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) recently announced that its board of directors approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of 57 cents per share for the first quarter. The dividend is payable on Feb. 15, to common shareholders of record on Feb. 8. The dividend is the same amount that the

NBT Bank opens new permanent branch office in DeRuyter
DeRUYTER, N.Y. — NBT Bank recently marked the opening of its new permanent branch office at 750 Utica St. in DeRuyter. The bank began serving the DeRuyter community in September 2020 at its temporary location in the Genevieve D. Staley Civic Center. “When we first entered the DeRuyter community we saw a need for local, relationship-based

People news: Dinerstein joins PJ Green staff
UTICA, N.Y. — Andrea (Andi) Dinerstein has joined PJ Green in a regional print sales position. PJ Green, founded in 1928 by Philip J.

Cooperative Extension, MVCC offer food-based business training workshop
ORISKANY, N.Y. — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County, in partnership with Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC), is offering a workshop series for farmers and

Naturally Lewis accepting applications for Launch Lewis County business competition
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Lewis County is looking for entrepreneurs who want to start or grow their businesses in the county. Naturally Lewis, the county’s economic-development

Arc Herkimer receives nearly $82K grant for training
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Arc Herkimer recently received an $81,848 grant from M&T Bank/Partners Trust Bank Charitable Fund for a new Distribution Center Candidate Training Program

SUNY appoints new state director of the Small Business Development Centers
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY on Monday announced a new state director of the New York Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs). Sonya Smith previously served as

NSF awards Binghamton University $3.5 million for cybersecurity scholarships
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use a federal grant of $3.5 million over the next five years to help fund cybersecurity scholarships for two
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